Saluting Sailor at the Orlando Naval Training Center

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Title

Saluting Sailor at the Orlando Naval Training Center

Alternative Title

NTC Orlando Sailor

Subject

Orlando (Fla.)

Navy

Sailors--United States

Description

An unidentified sailor salutes at Naval Training Center (NTC) Orlando. NTC Orlando was in operation from 1968 to 1998 and was one of three recruit training centers used by the U.S. Navy. It resided in the area that is now the community of Baldwin Park. During the 30 years that NTC Orlando was operational, more than 650,000 men and women were transformed from civilians to sailors. Beginning in 1973, NTC Orlando became the Navy's only co-educational recruit training center.